Disposable packing for flat glass plate stacks for their transportation in known standard containers

Abstract

A disposable packing for flat glass plates can stack the plates for transportation in standard containers. This disposable packing has lateral wooden upstanding posts which rest against the internal walls of the standard container. By using wedges, the upstanding posts are inclined with respect to the internal walls of the container. The angle of inclination between the post and the floor of the container is obtuse. The posts are attached at their base to supporting boards affixed to the floor of the container. The boards have the post affixed to one face while the other face of the boards has a flexible cover. The glass plates are visible at their periphery. The posts have cushioning strips of styropor or plush, for example. A central V-shape space is formed between the packages resting on the post. At least one retaining element can be placed horizontally between the flat glass sheet packages and at least one stopping element can be placed between and in contact with each of the end edges of the packages and the container walls to avoid forward and rearward displacement of the flat glass sheet packages.

It is claimed: 
     
       1. A disposable packing for packages of flat glass sheets for their transportation within standard containers, having internal walls and a floor, the disposable packing comprising lateral wooden upstanding posts resting against the internal walls of a standard container by means of wedges having two opposed flat faces, said upstanding posts being in a position inclined with regard to said walls, said inclination being determined by the inclination of one of the flat faces of said wedges on which said upstanding posts rest, the other, opposed face of said wedge resting on the internal wall of the standard container, the angle of inclination formed by said upstanding post with the floor of the container being obtuse, said upstanding posts having a base and said bases being affixed to one face of supporting boards affixed to the floor of said container, said boards having another face opposed to the one face, the one face of the boards having a flexible cover, the flat glass sheet packages being located adjacent one to the other and applied upon said flexible cover, the glass packages being visible at their periphery and resting laterally on a resting face of said posts, the posts having on their resting faces cushioning strips, a central V-shaped space being formed by said packages resting on said posts, and comprising at least one retaining element placed horizontally between and in contact with the flat glass sheet packages, and at least one stopping element located between and in contact with each end edge of said packages and the container walls for avoiding forward and rearward displacement of the flat glass sheet packages. 
     
     
       2. The packing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said wedge comprises a second flat rectangular plate having one plate face support of the flat glass sheet package and being provided on another face of at least two T-shaped configurations, the T-shaped configurations having a horizontal bar and the horizontal bar of the T-shaped configurations being formed by a first flat rectangular plate having one flat face contacting with the wall of the container. 
     
     
       3. The packing as claimed in claim 2, wherein distance between the one plate of the second flat rectangular plate and the one flat face of the first flat rectangular plates is variable. 
     
     
       4. The packing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retaining element is of rectangular cross-section and has its longer sides formed by boards joined together by means of separators, said boards being mounted in a parallel relationship among them and having its free faces forming a wedge. 
     
     
       5. The packing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said stopping element being formed with parallel boards and having further spacers which join the same. 
     
     
       6. The packing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retaining elements have a styropor or plush cover on their faces in contact with the flat glass sheet package. 
     
     
       7. The packing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stopping elements have a styropor or plush cover.